What is the difference between Poison Green and Pale Green?

ΔE 21 (loose). Pale Green is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Green vs Pale Green

Poison Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c5824 (estimate)

Pale Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.095
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #638050 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Poison Green.

Can I use Pale Green instead of Poison Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Pale Green is noticeably lighter, cooler than Poison Green.

Can I use Poison Green instead of Pale Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Green is noticeably darker, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Poison Green on the colour wheel See Pale Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Green

Poison Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green
Poison Green vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Green
Poison Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Poison Green
Pale Green vs Oxide Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Poison Green
Pale Green vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Poison Green

All matches: Poison Green equivalents · Pale Green equivalents